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Where You’ll Work
Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 229-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II NICU, cancer care, women’s health, and orthopedics. Additionally, Mercy Hospital Downtown & Mercy Hospital Southwest have been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. They are both Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Centers. Mercy Hospital Downtown offers the only inpatient Oncology Unit in Bakersfield while Mercy Hospital Southwest has the only Obstetric Emergency Department in Bakersfield.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As an Endoscopy Tech, you will provide crucial technical support during endoscopic procedures, ensuring patient safety and efficiency.Every day you will meticulously prepare, maintain, and sterile process endoscopy equipment, assist physicians during procedures, and prepare rooms while maintaining accurate documentation.To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate strong technical proficiency, meticulous attention to detail in sterile processing, and collaborative skills in a fast-paced clinical setting, contributing to positive patient outcomes.
- Patient Assessment/Observation: Under the direct supervision or the RN will participate in the continuous collection of data of the Endoscopy patient.
- Implementation of Care: Implements the plan of care under the direction of the RN
- Planning: Collaborates with the development of the patients plan of care under the direction of the RN.
- Evaluation: Under the direction of the RN, participates in evaluating and documenting the patients response to nursing/medical intervention
- Professional Development: Recognizes his/her own learning needs and those of peers, and assist in meeting those needs to maximize professional development and optimal Endoscopy practice.
- Leadership: Demonstrates an awareness of his/her responsibilities to be a role model for peers and team members.
Job Requirements
Required
- High School Graduate or GED
- 2 years of Previous Endoscopy Tech experience
- AHA Basic Life Support - CPR
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